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Recent Examples of pails
Theater companies also appear to be charging more per bucket, probably due to the pails becoming more elaborate.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers.
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Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Take Out the Trash Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
From pirate treasure hunts that send kids racing around the resort with maps and clues to a sandcastle concierge stocked with shovels, pails, and tools for building elaborate beach creations, the property makes family vacations feel surprisingly stress-free.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Long, colorful glass tubes fill pails on the floor and her desk.
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Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Barrels were rolled out to the airplane and gas transferred to our tanks in open pails.
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Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
First introduced in 1986, the pails replace the standard Happy Meal box and can be used for trick-or-treating.
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Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
The right diapers and creams are a godsend for cleanup, while easy-to-wipe down changing pads and diaper pails make nighttimes a little more seamless.
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Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers.
—
Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Take Out the Trash Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes.
—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
From pirate treasure hunts that send kids racing around the resort with maps and clues to a sandcastle concierge stocked with shovels, pails, and tools for building elaborate beach creations, the property makes family vacations feel surprisingly stress-free.
—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Long, colorful glass tubes fill pails on the floor and her desk.
—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Barrels were rolled out to the airplane and gas transferred to our tanks in open pails.
—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
First introduced in 1986, the pails replace the standard Happy Meal box and can be used for trick-or-treating.
—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
The right diapers and creams are a godsend for cleanup, while easy-to-wipe down changing pads and diaper pails make nighttimes a little more seamless.
—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pails
buckets
Noun
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Available in 5-piece, 8-piece, 15-piece and 30-piece order sizes, the nuggets come in mini-buckets along with Jollibee’s signature gravy or one of five dipping sauces.
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The women scrape the adhesive back into buckets, and the exercise begins again.
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“Pails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pails. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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